According to Sigmund Freud, repression is a defense mechanism that:
a. allows threatening thoughts and memories to be pushed from conscious awareness
b. involves remembering information without willful intent
c. causes memories to be forgotten spontaneously with the passage of time
d. allows semantic memories to be erased if they are not rehearsed
A
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